WE ARE NORTH SHORE
SATURDAY 10th JUNE 2017 – KICK OFF 3PM NRFL – RD13 OFFICIAL MATCH DAY PROGRAMME OPPOSITION: WAITEMATA FC TOM SPEERS Head Coach Would like to welcome you all back to the Hill today, seems like a while since we have been at our home ground so are looking forward to it. Would also like to welcome Bob and his Waitemata team who will be confident after picking up a good point against Melville last Saturday.
We have not been performing at our best recently, with small mistakes costing us and not wanting to use cliches, but 'simply not getting rub of the green' at the moment.
We understand this is football, and the boys picked themselves up and gave a professional performance against Claudelands, getting back to basics and doing all the small things right and putting in a solid display
We are looking to bounce back in the league today so get behind the boys, make some noise and fill the hill!
HEAD COACH ASST. COACH ASST. COACH MANAGER Tom SPEERS Ben WALL Tom BRAY Bill LISSINGTON DARRYL PETHERICK Club Chair, NSU
I know everyone is acutely aware of the grounds issues facing the peninsula's football community. I can't believe 5 years has passed since we started to address this issue. This morning we were pleased to host some of the Devonport Takapuna Community Board at Allen Hill, in an effort to secure their support towards providing long term solutions.
This week I am going to use this opportunity to update you on ground and funding allocation progress. Hopefully all our club members saw the 'push' we have given this topic during the week.
The council's consultation process is drawing to a close and shortly that community board will be asked to make a decision on where they want the 2+ million dollar investment in our area. What is proposed is an upgrade to the Allen Hill surface to a hybrid pitch (combination of artificial and natural grass) - plus the installation of a 3/4 pitch plus lights. This will significantly increase the 'playing hours' available to us, as well as the playing conditions available to all members.
There are so many aspects to this, from the supply and demand analysis conducted, that quite frankly initially misrepresented grounds around us, to our growing participation numbers, and travelling to 'home' games in Albany for so many families.
What it all boils down to is we are over due for funding allocation. We all know the benefits of active recreation for our kids, and those of us that are kids at heart. If an increase in the hours of play available to us doesn't occur now, alternative of reducing and capping our playing numbers is untenable. How on earth are we going to choose who can't play football?
I ask for your support - as part of the oldest football club in New Zealand, with playing numbers 1000 strong. Go to our Facebook page and start there. https://www.facebook.com/North-Shore-United-AFC-205585653228899/
Welcome to Waitemata Football Club for today's fixture against the Shore, I know Tom and the lads are keen as ever to stay in touch with the leaders. We are all behind you. Go the Shore! Allen Hill Upgrade We need your help What’s the problem? Current supply of grounds Demand for grounds Ground Condition § We have over 1,000 members. Allen Hill (no One couch § lights) grass – OK but 55 teams plus 300 First under pressure Kicks. § We cannot fit all these Bayswater Park Two sand filled teams on 3 viable (lights) –renewal pitches. summer ‘14/15 § We can’t fit them all on Stanley Bay (no Three * ¾ - Bayswater to train under lights) mostly lights. unplayable § We don’t want members to have to drive to Fort Takapuna One grass – Albany, Forest Hill or (no lights) mostly unplayable Northcote to play North Shore home games. Ngataringa One ¾ - mostly § We want a home ground Village Green unplayable to be proud of. Where (no lights) our members want to Belmont Two * ¾ - come and be part of a Intermediate mostly football community. School (no unplayable § We especially want more lights) Junior and Youth games (and training) at Allen Hill. In Total – 4 full pitches (1 unplayable); 6 * ¾ pitches (5 § But how? unplayable)
#supportnsu Facilities 1. One full, one half hybrid pitch with lights 2. Permanent carpark 140 3. Public Toilets 4. New changing rooms 5. New Clubhouse * 6. Perimeter fences come down
* Club needs to raise the funds to build the clubhouse. Council fund toilets and changing rooms only.
You can help Tell the Devonport Takapuna Local Board that you support this development. Go to the Auckland Council website and complete the 2017 Local Board Plan feedback form. Or email the Local Board members directly.
#supportnsu NORTH SHORE UNITED 1ST TEAM FIXTURES & RESULTS
ROUND DATE TIME VENUE OPPOSITION NRFL - Division 1
1 25/03/17 (Sat) 18:00 Allen Hill Stadium 7-0 Metro FC (NRFL1)
2 01/04/17 (Sat) 17:30 *Moved to QBE Stadium Turf 3 3-2 Waitemata AFC(NRFL1)
3 08/04/17 (Sat) 15:00 Allen Hill Stadium 1-0 Melville Utd. (NRFL1)
4 14/04/17 (Fri) 15:00 Bledisloe Park 4-1 Franklin Utd(NRFL1)
5 17/04/17 (Mon) 17:15 Seddon Fields 1-6 Western Springs(NRFL1)
6 22/04/17 (Sat) 15:00 Allen Hill Stadium 3-2 Mt. Albert Ponsonby (NRFL1)
7 25/04/17 (Tues) 15:00 1-2 Allen Hill Stadium Oratia AFC(NRFL1)
8 29/04/17 (Sat) 17:00 3-0 Michaels Ave. Ellerslie AFC(NRFL1)
9 06/05/17 (Sun) 15:00 Links Ave. 6-2 Tauranga City (NRFL1)
10 20/05/17 (Sat) 15:00 Allen Hill Stadium 0-2 Hibiscus Coast(NRFL1)
11 27/05/17 (Sat) 15:00 Massey Rd. 2-3 Manukau City(NRFL1)
12 03/06/17 (Fri) 19:30 Phyllis Street 2-2 Metro FC (NRFL1)
13 10/06/17 (Sat) 15:00 Allen Hill Stadium Waitemata AFC (NRFL1)
14 17/06/17 (Sat) 14:45 Gower Park Melville Utd(NRFL1)
15 24/06/17 (Sat) 15:00 Allen Hill Stadium Franklin Utd (NRFL1)
16 01/07/17 (Sat) 15:00 Allen Hill Stadium Western Springs (NRFL1)
17 15/07/17 (Fri) 19:30 Anderson Park Mt. Albert Ponsonby(NRFL1)
18 22/07/17 (Sat) 15:00 Allen Hill Stadium Ellerslie AFC(NRFL1)
19 05/08/17 (Sat) 15:00 Parrs Park Oratia AFC(NRFL1)
20 12/08/17 (Sat) 15:00 Allen Hill Stadium Tauranga City (NRFL1)
21 26/08/17 (Sat) 15:00 Stanmore Bay Park Hibiscus Coast(NRFL1)
22 02/09/17 (Sat) 15:00 Allen Hill Stadium Manukau City(NRFL1) NRFL DIVISION ONE TABLE 2017 Table as of 7/6
Lotto NRFL Men's Division 1 NRFL 1 Fixtures (RD.13) Pos Team Played Pts Melville UTD 1 Western Springs 11 30 VS 2 Manukau City AFC 12 29 Franklin Utd 3 Melville United 12 25
4 North Shore Utd 12 22 Mt. Albert Ponsonby 5 Mt Albert Ponsonby 12 20 VS 6 Hibiscus Coast 12 16 Manukau City AFC 7 Waitemata FC 12 15
8 Oratia Utd 12 13 Oratia Utd 9 Tauranga City Utd 12 12 VS 10 Ellerslie AFC 12 11 Tauranga City Utd
11 Franklin Utd 12 6 12 Metro FC 11 5 Ellerslie AFC VS GOLDEN BOOT Hibiscus Coast NSU 1st TEAM (League & Cup) Western Springs AFC 18 Ross LANGWORTHY VS Ashley NGADELA 9 Metro FC 8 David Fahy 4 Sebastien Vanneste North Shore United Squad
Playing Colours: Maroon Shirts | Maroon Shorts | Maroon Socks
1 Ignacio CARRASCO 2 Alex FERGUSON 3 Harry LISSINGTON 4 Nathan CANTON 5 Alex LUITEN 6 Joey OMOTANI
7 Ross LANGWORTHY
8 Souley Mimbi CISSOKO
9 David FAHY 10 Jamie SHIELDS 11 Ashley NGADELA 12 Ross LEWIS 13 Mingi ADAM SO
14 Rory BOHEA Head Coach: Thomas SPEERS 15 Sebastien Vanneste Physio: Harry LISSINGTON Reserves /Assistant Coach: Ben WALL 20 Sam ATKINSON Assistant Coach/ Analysis: Tom BRAY Manager: Bill LISSINGTON OUR OPPONENTS TODAY…
The birth of Waitemata AFC started in Ranui. A club called Western United was formed headed by Tommy Russell, Reg Matthews and Frank Lowe The Ranui community is steeped in Rugby but the new club was formed in 1959 with junior teams followed by Senior teams the next year. In 1960 the senior club came to life with a gala held at Cooks Paddock in Swanson Road. Floats were made and travelled along Swanson Rd from Redwood Park to the new grounds at Cooks Paddock. In the same year a float was entered in the Auckland Anniversary show at Western Springs and a stall was set up with table football on offer.
In the early to mid 60s Western earned promotion to the 2nd Division. In 1962 they won the Dacre Cup the 2nd Division Knockout Competition. Promotion to the 1st Division was achieved by winning the 2nd Division in 1963 and retaining the Dacre Cup. In 1964 Western reached the semifinals of the Chatham Cup Northern Section, losing 2–3 to Mt Wellington in extra time. Ken Armstrong the legendary Mt Wellington Coach reported in the NZ Herald that the support and singing from the Western fans was akin to English Football fans. Through those years at one time 38 games were played without defeat and the feat was reported in the NZ Herald. In the early years a large number of players were in the NZ Air Force based at Whenuapai, plus many British & Dutch immigrant players and the odd Kiwi. The club was lucky with a lot of outstanding players and administrators. The players included Gary Eckles, Harry Precious, who was an Auckland Rep player, Ken Conway, & John Summers. Goalkeepers were well to the fore in this list & included Denis Wells, Ron Wheaton, Derek Rawlinson, Gerry Keyning & Nick Bakker. Youngsters Bernie Hunter, Howard Bough and Eddy Verbieson maintained the high standard and kept the reputation of the club at a high level. Coach Bob SOVA Assistant Coach Danny TANNER GK Coach Alex GORGIOVSKI Manager Jeff MEYER Cameron BROWN 12 Pete BENJATIKUL 2 Hamish MACKAY 14 Nkrumah BRIGHT 3 Matt OVERINGTON 15 Ryan JELLICK 4 Andy SMITH 16 Joe EDWARDS 5 Ezra JEFFERSON-COPE 17 Tom VAN LEEUWEN 6 Jack SEDON 18 Hussein AL-BADRI 7 Rannesh KRISHNAN 20 Prince QUANSAH 8 Tyson BRANDT RGK Matt GUY 9 Shane TANNER 10 Daniel GATES @waitematafc 11 Ryan RUST www.waitematafc.co.nz NSU Full Squad List 1st Team Squad on matchdays will always be #1-16
DUNN ATKINSON CARRASCO HUTTER
CANTON COPP UNG THOMAS
LUITEN FERGUSON LISSINGTON LEWIS
POPOVICH EASTMURE KEMP WILSON SPAWFORTH CLARKE OMOTANI ADAM SO
VANNESTE ANDERSON THOMPSON CISSOKO
KADIYA CRANNA- ATKINSON SMITH BOHEA
UTSUGI SHIELDS UPTON NGADELA
FAHY LANGWORTHY DOB: 15/04/1998 Birthplace: Henderson, NZ Previous Clubs: Hibiscus Coast as a junior & East Coast Bays in my youth. Years been at NSU: 2 years. Favourite Team: Aldershot Town Favourite Player: Steve Mandanda
The season to date has been excellent. We have shown we have what it takes to be in the promotion race, which is no less than where DUNN #1 North Shore deserves to be. Recent results haven’t gone our way, but a true champion will take a knock, or three, and get back up every time. I am confident with the guidance of Tom and the staff we will be strong prospects to be in that chase. Its’s seldom you get a tight knit group of players and that reflects in the way we play the game, which is credit to the hard work Tom has put into the foundation of our squad. The senior players in the side including the captains also play an integral part in this, which is very important when chasing promotion. Allen Hill is a very tough place to arrive and depart with three points. Having said that, you only need to look at the results throughout the season to recognise no team is an easy beat. Waitemata will be up for the occasion having come off a loss in the cup, but I’m confident Dave and the boys will have this one taken care of.
DOB - 27/10/1992 Birthplace - Gloucester, UK Previous clubs - Slimbridge AFC, Gosport Borough, Shortwood United, Cirencester Town Years at NSU - 1st season Favourite team - Plymouth Argyle (Green Army) Favourite player - Lionel Messi/David Beckham/Paul Scholes
We started the season on fire, with some very impressive performances and results. We've had a little bit of a tricky spell in the last few weeks, but I believe this is something that every team experiences within a campaign. With such an impressive win on Monday in the Chatham Cup and the opportunity to put a run together in that, we have the chance to use that positive to bounce back to our early form and finish the season strong. We're now in a chasing pack, and if we can build momentum and string a number of results together, the pressure will mount on the teams above us. I believe we have the players, management and character to
LANGWORTHY #7 LANGWORTHY stick with the leading two and put pressure on them. It's great to be involved with an ambitious club and a team that's fighting at the top, there is a long way to go still and a lot of points to play for and I believe we can challenge for those top spots. ROUND 10 & 11 REVIEW #WeGoAgain
The Northern Derby you could say, boasted two very strong teams but unfortunately for Shore, the Coast weathered the storm and took advantage when they could. We had a lot of the ball, channeling down the left in Langworthy who had a few chances down the flank. We knew it wasn’t going to be our day, when against the run of play, they picked up a penalty and gained the lead heading into the break. We came out strong but weren’t able to grab the equaliser and not far from time Coast grabbed a second goal which sealed the win and took all 3 points back up North. 2-0 to HIBISCUS.
This was billed as the pick of the bunch for DIVISION 1 fixtures and it didn’t disappoint. These teams look like playing out for the last spot of promotion (after Springs’ inevitable first spot) and it was end to end right from the kick off. Again Ross Langworthy, Fahy & Ngadela (who have all been on fire) were linking up well with Langworthy getting in 3 chances only to be thwarted by their goalkeeper at the last moment. The deadlock was finally broken when we played it down the left with a chance from Langworthy rebounding off a defender and hitting the back of the net. Manukau fought back valiantly and scored 3 quick goals to head into the half 3-1 up. Second half again was end to end but only one goal was scored at the end, Langworthy running on to a back pass and it hitting him off the chest and into the net. 3-2 to Manukau. Harry Lissington BHSc (Physiotherapy)
North Shore United player/physio
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